Reference Data Architect

Reference Data Architect

Referential Data is a team of Tower's Core Engineering department that provides security definitions and corporate actions for internal trading teams, trading engines and back office systems. The Reference Data Architect is responsible for the platforms that deliver corporate actions, security referential and valuations for research, trading and back office needs. The candidate will be responsible for significantly improving Tower’s existing offering to keep pace with the increasing demands as Tower expands its business into new styles of trading, asset classes and markets. The candidate must have solid functional expertise of the reference data ecosystem and be competent to work with Tower’s talented engineering teams in delivering industry leading platforms.

Responsibilities 

• Defining and driving the product roadmap of the Corporate Actions Master and Security Master platforms to improve offerings for research, trading and back office needs
• Engaging with stakeholders (Trading Teams, Back Office, Business Management, Finance) to understand their requirements from the product and translate them into technical deliverables
• Onboarding new data sources to the platforms to facilitate business growth and strengthen the product offering
• Responsible for onboarding new clients to the platform and maintain thorough documentations of product APIs to ease the same
• Working with the engineering teams to tease out implementation details, identify dependencies and work through roadblocks
• Conducting rigorous reviews of all team deliverables to ensure data integrity and platform robustness
• Building out automated data quality checks and defining appropriate operational playbooks to take corrective actions
• Providing critical production support by making manual corrections to the platform when data issues are identified and training reliability engineers on the same

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in roles with responsibility for security reference data in the financial services sector
• Strong industry expertise on corporate actions management for a global trading footprint
• Strong expertise working with vendor data providers like Bloomberg and Refinitiv and fluency using their respective terminals
• At least five years of experience working with Bloomberg BackOffice, CANS and Refinitiv DataScope product suites
• In-depth knowledge of global equities, futures and options and the impact of corporate actions on these asset classes
• Rich experience managing a diversity of clients ranging from trading teams to back office teams
• Excellent command with SQL
• Experience with Python, scripting and ability to work and interact with APIs
• Good knowledge of MT564 - ISO 15022 messaging standards
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance or a related field
• Strong problem-solving skills with a penchant for high quality agile execution

Anticipated annual base salary range $150,000 - 230,000, plus eligible for discretionary bonus

Benefits

Tower’s dual offices and garden roofdecks are located in TriBeCa and SoHo, neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan. While we work hard, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• 401(k) with company matching
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year plus 11 paid holidays
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
• Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
• Free events and workshops
• Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.